10 Venture Capital Firms in Manchester, Mapped

Venture capital firms in Manchester

A short list is still a list, and in venture capital a short list is the useful kind. Manchester has 10 funds with a real local presence - the regional growth funds, the university-linked investors, the seed funds built around the city's tech scene - and every founder and would-be analyst in the North West should know all of them by name. Each one was verified by hand before joining the list.

The funds are below, ordered by team size. The full directory adds stage filters, working links for every fund, and a pipeline tracker for managing approaches one by one.

Early Stage

Venture (Generalist)

Pre-Seed

Growth

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25 of the 10 firms on the list

Firm	Focus	Team size
PXN Group	Venture (Generalist)	51-200
PXN Ventures North Of England	Early Stage	51-200
BIID LTD	Venture (Generalist)	2-10
Campus Capital	Early Stage	2-10
DSW Ventures	Early Stage	2-10
Impel Healthcare Catalysts	Growth	2-10
Juniper Investors	Venture (Generalist)	2-10
Myy Venture Capital	Venture (Generalist)	2-10
Relentless Ventures	Early Stage	2-10
Solid Bond.	Pre-Seed	2-10

Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.

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Who is on this list

Funds with a real Manchester presence and an active investing practice: seed and early-stage investors, regional growth funds and university-affiliated vehicles.

London funds that occasionally invest in the North are not included - this is a list of who is actually here. Family offices that do occasional deals are mostly excluded too.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many VC firms are there in Manchester?

FirmScope currently lists 10 venture capital firms with a Manchester presence. It is a small, knowable set - which is exactly why a complete, verified list matters.

Can founders use this to find investors?

Yes. With a list this size the right move is to research every fund properly rather than blast a bought lead list. The notes and tracker exist for exactly that workflow.

How do people get jobs in venture capital?

Rarely through job boards. VC hiring runs on networks, direct approaches, and scout or platform roles that turn into investing seats. Step one is a complete map of the funds; that is the gap this list fills.

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